A 75-foot trawler ran aground in Bigfoot Slough on early Monday morning, blocking the ferry channel outside of Ocracoke’s Silver Lake Harbor, per the NCDOT North Carolina Ferry System. As a result, ferries heading to and from Ocracoke’s Silver Lake Harbor were unable to get in or out, and Monday’s 7 a.m. Cedar Island […]
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The Coast Guard assisted a man after his sailboat began taking on water early Tuesday morning near Ocracoke Inlet. “This mariner called for help right away instead of waiting for a minor problem to become something much worse,” said Craig Sanders, the operations unit controller for the case. “He had the right communications equipment on […]
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The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will continue to collect red snapper carcasses from recreational fishermen through an extension of this year’s mini-season to help federal officials better assess the population and health of red snapper. The National Marine Fisheries Service announced it will reopen the recreational red snapper season for a third, three-day weekend […]
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Cory Stowe Sisler passed away onthe morning of December 4, 2017, after a long struggle with addiction.Cory will be greatly missed by so many – an old, good-soul who was bornwith a sparkle in his eyes and a very special way of making everyonelaugh even in the worst of times. A Hatteras boy and Southsider […]
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The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum has partnered with the Hatteras Village Civic Association, local churches and crafts people to create “Holidays on Hatteras” – a perfect time to enjoy the Hatteras community. In 2011, the Museum hosted their first ‘Holiday at the Museum’ which as grown steadily over the last few years. “Originally, […]
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I was shivering in a marsh one drenched December dusk with only a bruised ego for company. But my pride was giving way to a growing fear about my predicament. The pelting rain and occasional taunt from a duck’s beating wings were all I could hear over my chattering teeth. My mind churned with stories […]
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In August of 2011, Hurricane Irene battered the coast of North Carolina and created a breech in highway 12, in the Pea Island area. As time was wasted, the breech grew larger and the only solution seemed to be building a bridge. Access to Hatteras Island via Highway 12 was cut off for two months. […]
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BUXTON — Gail Storm Packer, 61, went to be with her Lord Sunday, December 3,2017 after a brave, yet brief, battle with cancer. Gail wasthe daughter of the late Viola Rae and Roger Farrow. She was alsothe loving wife of the late Billy Packer who recently preceded her indeath. Alifelong Hatteras Islander, Gail’s entire life was […]
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By JOY CRIST The week of Thanksgiving has historically been considered the last big bang for a number of island businesses. It?s typical to see a flutter of activity leading up to the weekend after Turkey Day, and then relative quiet as restaurants and shops close for the season, and spend a couple months gearing […]
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May 27, 1938 – December 1, 2017 BUXTON — Connie Basnett Jennette Fox, 79, of Buxton, NC suddenlypassed away on December 1, 2017. A native of Buxton, she was thedaughter of the late Raymond Basnett and Grace Williams Basnett. In addition to her parents, Connie was predeceased by her son Leon E.Jennette, Jr., her husband Albert […]
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